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fresco

UK/ˈfɹɛskəʊ/ US/ˈfɹɛskoʊ/ uncommon
noun (2) verb (1)

noun

1.

a mural done with watercolors on wet plaster

2.

a durable method of painting on a wall by using watercolors on wet plaster

verb

1.

paint onto wet plaster on a wall

Origin

From Italian fresco, from Vulgar Latin *friscum, from Proto-Germanic *friskaz. Doublet of fresh and frisk.

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